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With 20 years experience I can answer almost any question about Intel computers ror build, restore, backup, configure, OS problems, Hardware issures. Setup of hardware components, repair, remove and replace. Trouble shooting hardware/driver issues. Qwner of DIY Computer Repair and autor of the DIY Computer Repair E-Book

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I have been a hardware/os tech for over 20 years, I also own a web site for the do it yourselfer with over 170 articles.

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AAS Electronics Engineering Technology, MCSE, A , HP/IBM/Compaq hardware repair ceritfications
You can visit my site here: DIY Computer Repair or visit my swickie DIY Swickie

You are here: Experts > Computing/Technology > Focus on PC Support > PC hardware--CPU & Motherboard & RAM > BIOS upgrade

Topic: PC hardware--CPU & Motherboard & RAM

Expert: Rider
Date: 1/26/2008
Subject: BIOS upgrade

Question
HP's BIOS upgrade utility for ze1210 notebook requires a floppy drive, which the laptop does not have. The utility builds a bootable floppy with scripts that point to drive 'A'. Is there a way to burn a floppy image onto a bootable CD and also change the drive letter assigned to the CD? Or are there other approaches? I've tried editing the scripts, but when run in DOS they do not pickup the system variables used in the scripts.
[System is Win XP Home Edition; hard drive; USB; CD/DVD]

Thanks in advance.

Answer
You can make a bootable cd or make your usb drive bootable. Basicly what the program needs is to be in DOS mode to modify the BIOS. Older systems could not do it from the Windows Operating System. To make a bootable cd you need a floppy, there are usb floppy drives, you may find one at your local Electronics store.

I have written two tutorials on making a boot floppy and making your usb pen/flash drive bootable:

http://www.diy-computer-repair.com/boot-devices.html

http://www.diy-computer-repair.com/bootable-usb.html

My E-book:
http://www.diy-computer-repair.com/ebsp-2.html

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